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Advancing a global collaborative partnership framework for sustainability standards and regulations by Halimatussadiah, Alin, Buchori, Damayanti, Carazo, Felipe, Swinnen, Johan, Adriansyah, Muhammad, Ghiffari, Muhammad Nur, Algamar, Rizal, Anky, Wildan Al Kautsar

“…Along with rising trade interdependency between the Global South and the Global North countries, there is growing pressure to implement ‘greener’ supply chains to ensure that traded commodities comply with sustainability norms. …”
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The rise of Africa’s processing sector and commercialization of smallholder agriculture by Badiane, Ousmane, Collins, Julia, Glatzel, Katrin, Tefera, Wondwosen

“…Yet, demographic change, urbanization, shifting diets, and climate change mean that pressure is growing on food systems to make more varied and nutritious food available and accessible. …”
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Agents of change: Empowering rural youth as entrepreneurs by Babu, Suresh Chandra

“…This phenomenon is often referred to as the ‘youth bulge’. It puts enormous pressure on governments to provide adequate education and employment opportunities. …”
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More than three billion people globally are eating too much or too little. But we can fix our faulty food system by Hirvonen, Kalle, Headey, Derek D., Masters, William A., Bai, Yan

“…It condemned the world’s "faulty food system" which sees nearly one billion people go hungry, almost two billion eat too much of the wrong type of food, and which puts unsustainable pressure on the planet.…”
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Using economic selection index for trait prioritization in sweetpotato target product profiles in Eastern Africa by Okello, Julius J., Mwanga, Robert O.M, Yada, Benard, Ssali, Reuben, Hareau, Guy, Campos, Hugo

“…The pilot study targeted the white-, orange-, and purple-fleshed market segments in the Lake Victoria crescent in Eastern Africa—a region that faces high virus pressure. Along with virus protection, target product profiles (TPPs) designed for these segments emphasize agronomic traits and nutritional enhancement (with vitamin A and anthocyanins). …”
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Water and food in the bioeconomy: Challenges and opportunities for development by Rosegrant, Mark W., Ringler, Claudia, Zhu, Tingju, Tokgoz, Simla, Bhandary, Prapti

“…The world economy is under pressure for greater, more efficient and more sustainable use of natural resources to meet complementary and competing objectives in the food, water and energy sectors. …”
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Spatial Analysis of Livestock Production Patterns in Ethiopia by Tilamun, Helina, Schmidt, Emily

“…In addition, we attempt to provide greater insight of changes in available grazing land given increasing human and livestock population pressure.…”
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Irrigation and water resources in Latin America and the Caribbean: challenges and strategies by Ringler, Claudia, Rosegrant, Mark W., Paisner, Michael S.

“…However, population growth and rapid urbanization are putting considerable pressure on water available for irrigation. Local and regional water scarcity problems are exacerbated by severe water quality problems; and wastewater is frequently used for irrigation. …”
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Policy analysis for sustainable land management and food security in Ethiopia: a bioeconomic model with market imperfections by Holden, Stein, Shiferaw, Bekele A., Pender, John L.

“…The main reason for selecting this case study area is the unique availability of both biophysical and socioeconomic data covering a period of 15 to 20 years.The data provides a valuable opportunity to analyze the relationships between population pressure, poverty, and land degradation and to test policies for reducing vulnerability and improving sustainable management of the resource base.... …”
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Policy analysis for sustainable land management and food security in Ethiopia: a bioeconomic model with market imperfections by Holden, Stein, Shiferaw, Bekele A., Pender, John L.

“…The main reason for selecting this case study area is the unique availability of both biophysical and socioeconomic data covering a period of 15 to 20 years.The data provides a valuable opportunity to analyze the relationships between population pressure, poverty, and land degradation and to test policies for reducing vulnerability and improving sustainable management of the resource base.... …”
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Women's land rights in the transition to individualized ownership: implications for tree resource management in Western Ghana by Quisumbing, Agnes R., Payongayong, Ellen, Aidoo, J. B., Otsuka, Keijiro

“…Based on a survey of 60 villages in Western Ghana, where cocoa is the dominant crop, this study explores evolutionary changes in land tenure institutions on women's land rights and the efficiency of tree resource management....With increasing population pressure, customary land tenure institutions in Western Ghana have evolved toward individualized systems in order to provide appropriate incentives to invest in tree planting and management. …”
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What are food systems and what can we know about their future? by Wiebe, Keith D., Gotor, Elisabetta

“…This book provides a mosaic of perspectives from a diverse group of experts on the state of knowledge about different aspects of the future of food systems and how they are interlinked. Pressure on land and water resources is projected to increase, extreme events will become more frequent, and healthy diets will remain out of reach for many, but innovation and improved policies and investments can help address these challenges. …”
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Myanmar Monthly Food Price Report – August 2025 by Htar, May Thet, Minten, Bart, Masias, Ian

“…The decrease was driven by international market trends and downward pressure from the incoming monsoon. Prices either stabilized or declined across all states and regions, **except in Shan (North)**, where rice prices increased and are currently the highest in the country…”
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Myanmar Monthly Food Price Report – September 2025 by Htar, May Thet, Minten, Bart, Masias, Ian

“…The decrease was driven by international market trends and downward pressure from the incoming monsoon harvest. Prices either stabilized or declined across most states and regions in the country. …”
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Deforestation mechanism: a survey by Wibowo, D.H., Byron, R.N.

“…Numerous published economic models of tropical deforestation are reviewed, in four categories: - a Neo-Malthusian approach, often nebulous and imprecise in terms of causal processes, which sees population pressure as the underlying cause of tropical deforestation; - those focusing on government failures - particularly on misdirected government policies in other sectors that result in excessive and inappropriate deforestation; sectoral (e.g. log export ban) policies; and the general failure of supervisory institutions of governance, including corruption. …”
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Targeting of beneficiaries in chemical fertilizer subsidy programs: State of knowledge and evidence gaps by Trachtman, Carly, Hill, Ruth Vargas

“…Low and middle income countries have been facing mounting pressure from lenders and donors to eliminate or reform fertilizer subsidy programs, which can have distortionary market effects and negative environmental externalities. …”
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Opportunities and constraints for youth agripreneurs in potato seed multiplication system: Baseline evidence from youth and non-youth in Nakuru County, Kenya by Malit, J., Kihiu, E., Gatto, M., Kirui, L., Inegbedion, G.

“…Based on a baseline survey of youth and non-youth seed producers, the study identifies key barriers to youth participation, including limited access to technical support, land, starter materials, and high certification costs, alongside significant pest and disease pressure. While youth are actively engaged in certified seed production (C1–C3), their participation in early-generation seed remains minimal. …”
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Parcela digital agroclimatica – Datos de Clima (CUNORI, Guatemala) by Ramos Solorzano, Gresia Dalal, Lizarazo Torres, Miguel Angel, Jimenez Rodas, Daniel Ricardo, Estrada Vargas, Oscar Hernan

“…The agroclimatic dashboard provides access to key climate variables, including precipitation, air temperature, relative humidity, dew point, and vapor pressure deficit, generated from in situ monitoring. …”
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The role of cocoa agroforestry in rural and community forestry in southern Cameroon by Sonwa, D.J., Weise, Stephan F., Tchatat, M., Nkongmeneck, B.A., Ndoye, O., Gockowski, J.

“…NTFPs be domesticated in cocoa agroforests to reduce pressure on the forest and 3. domestication projects take account of the intra- and inter-specific diversity of forests in the zone.…”
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Evolution of land policies and legislation in Malawi and Zimbabwe: implications for forestry development by Mataya, C., Gondo, P., Kowero, G.S.

“…The major factors, which appear to have contributed to rapid deforestation and land degradation, include increases in population pressure, poverty and failure by governments to urgently provide effective policy guidelines on land management and administration regarding the utilisation of forests and natural resources.…”
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